Wednesday already?

[thrihyrne]

I don't know how this has happened, but it's already Wednesday and thanks to the changes in my increased responsibilities at work and the fact that we're now in training, for the first time since I started working at the Opera here, I've been bringing work home in my psyche. This morning I found myself looking in the mirror and saying, "Shut up!" because I was making a to-do list of things to bring up with my supervisors when I get into work. But these hours here this morning before I go in, they're mine, my precious hours to type up fic and get a wee package sent off to a friend, check email, etc.

A couple of squee-worthy things for today and this week:
☞ A lovely St. Patrick's day card from eldritchobbit
☞ A thoughtful postcard from niennaainur (which is now on my cubicle wall at work!)
☞ An invitation to join a Faramir-centric archive thanks to posting that one wee Faramir/Boromir story to the Of Elves and Men yahoo group. I do remain a bit baffled that that one is far more popular than the Aragorn/Halbarad, but it's also a lot shorter, less angsty, and F/B has a built-in following. Whatever. It's flattering!
☞ I wrote my contribution for the raythoo songfic challenge last night. It's on the short side, but given the content, you wouldn't want it to be any longer. It's really, really dark and I like the imagery in it. I do remain a bit confounded (in a good way) as to how fertile and cross-pollinating my enthusiasm for the new Battlestar Galactica has been with my other fandoms. I have no desire to write BSG fanfic, but the music from the series and some of the plots and themes are definitely seeping creatively into my other works.
☞ Some new and/or re-discovered words! In doing canon research for the Wraeththu story as well as some other reading, I have new words to add to my vocabulary in addition to the ones I get every day via Wordsmith.org. And the words are: pulchritudinous, lich, revenant, quodlibet, moue, peripatetic and pith. Words are great.


Back to it! Happy 'hump day' to one and all.

Comments

[heartofoshun.livejournal.com]

I love moue! Don't think I used that one in years. Also, laughing about pulchritudinous: a dear friend made fun of me for using that word in one of my recent fics. He said, "Does anyone ever really say that?" And I said, "My guys do! And they balance it out by using 'shit' and 'fuck' a lot also." I am stubborn when it comes to words. I also use a range from the serious to the ridiculously banal.

[thrihyrne.livejournal.com]

Sweetie, I got pulchritudinous from you and your recent story!! I loved it, and have now used it in M+M. :D I love words, but I've also realized that many people gloss over words they don't recognize, rather than looking them up. Oh well.

[brighty18.livejournal.com]

And a happy hump day to you!

This is a crazy week, is it not?

[thrihyrne.livejournal.com]

Yes, it really is a crazy week! Glad I can sink into your story from time to time and have things slow down. ;)

[cim-halfling.livejournal.com]

This weeks is whisking by fast! *HUGS*

[thrihyrne.livejournal.com]

It really is! I was going to call you before I came into work but realized I don't know when your lunch hour is, or if it fluctuates. Maybe I'll try you in the morning tomorrow...

(((hugs)))

[cim-halfling.livejournal.com]

It is hard to reach me at work -- we have a "no cell phone" policy to begin with. I can't expect the students to follow the policy, if I don't. Plus, reception is as bad in this building as it is at my house! Fear not, we'll catch up soon.

*HUGS*

[mrsquizzical.livejournal.com]

hi you.

*hugs*

[thrihyrne.livejournal.com]

Hi to you!! Are things with you okay? I need to check your LJ and see if I've missed anything... I don't think I have, but I'll check tonight. :smooch:

[mrsquizzical.livejournal.com]

things are fine. nothing much. haven't updated since sunday night. not much to tell.

*hugs*

[persephone100.livejournal.com]

In stories I very often see words that I recognize but don't remember their meaning and also some that I've never seen before. I always look them up and only sometimes remember them. If I only had a brain! lol! ;D (but I do have a dictionary and thesaurus!)
Sometimes I feel like I'm being a poser and a fake when I use a word I only just learned or recalled the meaning of, but if it fits and sounds good I'll use it anyway! Words are truly fascinating!

[thrihyrne.livejournal.com]

More than once I've been writing and written a particular word and then put "(?)" next to it to go and look it up to make sure it's what I thought I meant! I do love using exotic words, but they can stand out and actually detract if you use too many. Still, there are so many deliciously descriptive words out there and we simply don't use them often enough. ;)